Teaticket, Mass., February 1950February 1950

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On February 5, 1950, witnesses at the Falmouth Airport in Teaticket, Massachusetts, reported two unusual objects in the western sky. The time was about 5:10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The account came from a newspaper article forwarded to the Air Force, based on observers including the airport owner, a former Navy fighter pilot, and an Air Force lieutenant.

The witnesses described two bright, cylindrical or cigar shaped objects high in the western sky, about 25 degrees above the horizon. The objects were not attached to each other and appeared to maneuver, at times converging and then drifting apart. Observers said a fireball or burning object dropped from one of them, described as ablaze with no smoke. The sky was clear at the time.

The witnesses said the objects then climbed high in the western sky at great speed and were lost from view. Several observers said the objects did not resemble any conventional aircraft, jet, or weather balloon they knew of. The file records the report as drawn from press accounts of experienced observers.

Reported location

Teaticket, Mass., February 1950

Date of incident

February 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

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